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enHavenaar and Kagawa earn Japan recallsMike Havenaar has been recalled to the Japan squad after nearly a year away for their upcoming friendlies with Jamaica and Brazil.http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/havenaar-and-kagawa-earn-japan-recalls
The Cordoba striker has not featured for the national team since a 1-0 defeat to Belarus in October 2013,missingout on a place in their World Cup squad.
Havenaar's poor form in front of goal had seen him overlooked by former coach Alberto Zaccheroni but new boss Javier Aguirre is keen to give the 27-year-old a chance.
Aguirre has also recalled Shinji Kagawa after the Borussia Dortmund man missed last month'sdraw with Venezuela and loss to Uruguay due to concussion.
Kagawa's form dipped at Manchester United but he has begun to show his qualities since returning to the Bundesliga.
Three uncapped players -Gen Shojim, Tsukasa Shiotani and Yu Kobayashi -are also included in Aguirre's 23-man squad as he continues to assess his options ahead of the Asian Cup.
However, captain Makoto Hasebe is again omitted as he continues his rehabilitation from a knee injury.
Japanplay Jamaica in Niigata on October 10 before facing Brazil in Singapore four days later.
Japan squad in full:
Goalkeepers: Shuichi Gonda (Tokyo), Eiji Kawashima (Standard Liege), Shusaku Nishikawa (Urawa Reds)
Defenders: Hiroki Mizumoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Yuto Nagatomo (Inter), Daigo Nishi (Kashima Antlers), Kosuke Ota (Tokyo), Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Gen Shoji (Kashima Antlers), Gotoku Sakai (Stuttgart), Maya Yoshida (Southampton).
Midfielders: Hajime Hosogai (Hertha Berlin), Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund), Ryota Morioka (Vissel Kobe), Masato Morishige (Tokyo), Gaku Shibasaki (Kashima Antlers), Junya Tanaka (Sporting Lisbon).
Forwards: Mike Havenaar (Cordoba), Keisuke Honda (Milan), Yoichiro Kakitani (Basel), Yu Kobayashi (Kawasaki Frontale), Yoshinori Muto (Tokyo), Shinji Okazaki (Mainz).
news_articleWed, 01 Oct 2014 09:43:57 +0000Anonymous261651 at http://www.fourfourtwo.comHavenaar banned for four matches following stampVitesse striker Mike Havenaar has been banned for four matches for his stamp on PSVs Stijn Schaars last Saturday.http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/havenaar-banned-four-matches-following-stamp
Havenaar clashed with the midfielder after 21 minutes of Vitesse's 6-2 victory at the Philips Stadion, with Schaars subsequently ruled out for up to six weeks with a calf injury sustained in the incident.
After what PSV described as a "wild challenge", the KNVB, the governing body in the Netherlands, have taken the step of banning Havenaar for four matches.
However, because the decision has been appealed, Havenaar will be available for the Eredivisie leaders' home game with NAC Breda on Sunday.
The KNVB stated via their official Twitter account: "(The) Disciplinary Committee excludes Havenaar (Vitesse) for four games because of the step on Schaars (PSV) in the game last weekend.
"Havenaar will appeal the ruling... he can come into action for Vitesse (on Saturday)."
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